Today the class was divided into groups so that everyone could share what they were working on for their portfolio project. I was able to receive feedback and possible ideas that I could incorporate, as well as other ideas that inspired me for my own project. My group consisted of Andreina, Andres, Sebastien, Julia, Juan, Camila, and Taryn.
When talking about my own project, Andreina recommended that I watch the movie Orphan, as it was similar to my idea for the opening and could possibly give me inspiration. She then explained her thriller film opening in which a girl is at home and she suddenly begins to receive an odd amount of notifications from her ring camera while on the phone with her friend. The town has been experiencing paranormal activity, and now she too is feeling it. She knows that wants to incorporate creepy and frightening music/ambience to make the opening feel more threatening, but she is unsure of the "why" aspect to her story. She is thinking about having the girl messing with unusual things in her attic or something of the sort, to give reason as to why she is being haunted.
Andres began by giving me some advice for my own opening, adding, how I could show the audience that the guest isn't truly the son by having him put down a picture of the original family as if he were replacing the original son. He then explained his opening, a treasure hunt/adventure type story inspired by The Riddler, in which a card is left behind with a series of riddles. He found some conflict with the setting, as he wanted to film a heist scene in a museum where the protagonist is stealing an expensive necklace or artifact. The group spoke about how filming in a museum may be difficult, so Andreina suggest that he could instead film in a nice house, switching the museum heist to a home robbery.
Next, Sebas spoke about his Weapons inspired thriller opening, and wanting to incorporate a woman controlling people after they open a mysterious bag in a parking lot that puts them in trance. Andreina suggested that they set the camera in the bag, pointing upwards, and use a smoke machine to add to the spooky feel.
Julia spoke about her drama opening, and the group worked together to help her come up with ideas where she could use grief as a central theme. She would like to incorporate flashbacks, and maybe a funeral scene using fake headstones in an outdoor setting. Then, Juan discussed with the group about his thriller/action opening with a John Wick-style protagonist who is dealing with past mistakes, hinted at through flashbacks and makeup design with fake blood. Andres suggested that in one scene, another character could be calling out the protagonist's name in a taunting manner, hinting to his involvement in shady things.
Next, Camila introduced some of the ideas surrounding her thriller opening about a protagonist who is hallucinating her dead sister in her room. Andreina and I gave suggestions as to how she may appear with regards to her costume and makeup. We said that although dead, she could appear lifelike, wearing white and glowing as if she were just the same as when the protagonist last saw her.
And finally, Taryn explained to the group about her sci-fi, post-apocalyptic opening in which two sisters find themselves completely isolated in a new world. The group discussed about how she could make it clear that civilization has been completely obliterated, without the use of creatures or other villains. Ultimately, we decided that it was up to the editing, as she could add things that may not exist in real-life, to make the opening seem more unimaginable.
Ultimately, the group meeting was very useful as I was not only able to receive feedback and gain advice on my own idea, but I was also able to find inspiration in what my group members were doing, seeing ways I could in
corporate some ideas discussed into my thriller.
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